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That explains why he wasn't shunned by western society back then, it doesn't explain why putin rehabilitated him recently, and it certainly wouldn't explain pro
by ajuc 3y ago
That explains why he wasn't shunned by western society back then, it doesn't explain why putin rehabilitated him recently, and it certainly wouldn't explain promoting his books on hackernews (which was why I was initially confused about this whole thread on hn).
- thriftwy 3y agoI'm not sure that the stuff in Ilyin's books is any worse than stuff in any philosophy books of XX century. French philosophers openly praised Mao and don't get me started on Heidegger...